Pages

Monday, July 4, 2011

Fessin' Up Day: Week 4

It's time for the Slimmer this Summer update/check-in/fess up post for week number 4.

I was able to stay true to my goals for the challenge again this week!

Water intake stayed the same-- I was able to drink 64 oz of water each and every day followed by another 16-24 oz of my beloved iced green tea made with spring water, Splenda, and lemon juice.

Exercise: I walked every day again. I still can't get Tucker to go more than two miles so, once again, I only got in 12.5 miles this week. What I really need to do is go back out there after I bring him home and get serious. I did compensate in the afternoons with Zumba, Pilates, and Just Dance for Wii! Pilates is T.O.R.T.U.R.E. But I LOVE it!

Calories: Once again, I have not had trouble with keeping the calories down. I am still giving credit for this to 1- livestrong.com; b- Debbi's delicious recipes; 3-my own sheer determination; and d-the challenge.

Here's the breakdown for week four:

Monday: 1025

Tuesday: 1181

Wednesday: 1066

Thursday: 958

Friday: 1198

Saturday:1225

Sunday:

Total calories for the week:

Discoveries? YES. I feel a self-sabotage coming on in the form of frustration that the weight is not coming off as quickly as I'd like. It's an old mind trick of mine that gets me back into some very bad habits and defeats any and all positive efforts. However, I am determined to ignore it. It's not that the scale isn't moving, it's that it isn't moving quickly enough. Which is stupid.

I am still waiting on the proverbial 'other shoe to drop' almost daily. I'm extremely grateful that it hasn't but I have no idea what the future holds. All any of us can do is continue to take this thing one hot summer day at a time.

Perfect! A five pound weight loss in one week is amazing and remember, the goal should be "slow and steady".

You are an inspiration to me. Even with all my running, I have stayed the same weight. My problem, I am famished after a run and make poor choices. I should record on Livestrong like you are doing. I have the app on my iPad but have been to lazy to use it.

If you don't want that 5 lb. loss, I'll take it!! I too was sitting the other night and the stomach was empty and that old mind game started playing - this is taking too long. I talk to myself about patience. Patience, Patience, Patience. We cannot let that sabotage us anymore. Well done. At least we are recognizing it before we act on it now rather than regretting what we have done afterwards.

You had a great week. The small amount of pilates that I do are felt, I tell you, too! Good work, good tracking. I really think that tracking is the most helpful tool. It keeps us in check. Food adds up if you don't count it, you know. And the water. Yep.

5 lbs is amazing weight loss. 1 lb a week is a good average. But I understand about it not coming off as quickly as you'd like. I wrote about that last week...the greedy feeling of wanting more weight loss numbers. But everyone reminded me that it didn't come on in a year, so it's gonna take a while for it to come off. Slow and steady wins the race!

Most of the time I accept the fact that I am a very slow loser. It is a lot of effort for so little downsize every week, but that is how my body works. So, be not discouraged. Keep doing everything right, like you are, slow and steady wins the race. Michele

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here!

Let's share the laughs of midlife together!

Welcome!

Being a transplant to the low-country of SC for 31 years is still not long enough to be called a ‘benyeh.’ If I stay until I’m dead I’ll probably go a ‘comeyeh’ since I am, originally, ‘from off’ (which is the upstate but, rules you know). By day I take care of my sweet little granddaughter, Baby M and do all those things I did when I was a SAHM raising four daughters which has translated to, ‘by day, I am exhausted.’ By night I blog, blog, blog, and blog some more or I sleep, depending on my level of exhaustion (do they still make Geritol?). I have a very unhealthy addiction to sweets (nearly any kind will do) and all comfort foods not covered under the ‘sweets’ category. I’m known for speaking my mind so, if you don’t want to know, don’t ask me. I love to find the humor in my empty nest life. I live life hard and smack into that brick wall almost daily because I’ve always had to learn the hard way. Why change now? I’m so glad you’ve come to laugh with me as I do this middle age, empty nest thing like a BOSS!

Copy Right

Copyright

All original content copyright Pam Lofton, 2010-2016. This blog contains photographs and original writing that are property of the blog's author- unless stated otherwise- and are protected under Copyright Law. Any unauthorized attempts to reproduce or use of these photographs or any writing without the permission from this blog's author and link to this blog is strictly prohibited.